About sweeping love, rock & roll and getting rid of all that stale air of the fifties. You've got the good guys - that's Lulu and Jimi - and the bad guys: Lulu's mother Gertrud, her secret lover Schultz, the chauffeur, and a wicked old shrink, Von Oppeln, crouching in his gloomy office like a spider waiting to pounce on his prey Lulu. Light and darkness, bright garish colours, hot rock & roll and wild dance numbers mark this road movie about lovers fleeing from the evil powers of a deeply bigoted society. A drama about the relationship between a young black man and a rich German girl.
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Cast
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Jennifer Decker
Lulu
Known for
Hellphone
Flyboys
Ray Fearon
Jimi
Known for
Beauty and the Beast
The Foreigner
Katrin Sass
Gertrud
Known for
Good Bye, Lenin!
Dogs of Berlin
Udo Kier
Schultz
Known for
Hunters
Blade
Rolf Zacher
Carli/Daddy Cool
Known for
Just Desserts
Bastian Pastewka
Ernst
Known for
The Trixxer
Animals United
Ulrich Thomsen
Harry Hass
Known for
Banshee
Lanterns
Hans-Michael Rehberg
Von Oppeln
Known for
(T)Raumschiff Surprise - Periode 1
Rimini
Simon Böer
Richard
Known for
Nymphomaniac: Vol. I
Tour de Force
Lavinia Wilson
Anne
Known for
Cassandra
Deutschland
Catherine Flemming
Josephine
Known for
Victoria
Alexander Beyer
Peter Walz
Known for
The Little Drummer Girl
Deutschland
Oskar Roehler Director · Martin Todsharow Composer Wedigo von Schultzendorff Cinematographer
First release January 22, 2009 · Produced in Germany, France · Languages English, German
Production
EMC
Production
Elzévir Films
Production
ARTE France Cinéma
Production
X Filme Creative Pool
Production
ARTE
Production
ARD
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Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR)
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Norddeutscher Rundfunk
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Westdeutscher Rundfunk
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Germany · France
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Original title
Lulu & Jimi
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
English · German
Release dates
Germany · January 22, 2009
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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